Support for telephones



1937. J. J. KUHN ET AL.

SUPPORT FOR TELEPHONES 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 27, 1935 FIG-2 mm (a1M A TTORNEV Oct. 19,1937. J, K HN ET AL 2,096,046

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A TTORNEY J. J. KUHN Patented Oct. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES OFFICE SUPPORTFOR TELEPHONEQ Application March 27, 1985. Serial No. 13,236

Claims.

This invention relates to a support for a tele phone or telephonehand-set and, more particularly, to a telephone mounting adapted to besupported on a planar surface or member.

5 An object of this invention is to improve the construction ofmountings for telephone handsets.

Another object is to enable facile movement of a support for a telephonefrom placeto place.

A feature of this invention comprises provid ing a mounting for atelephone hand-set with a portion easily engaged by the fingers of thehand whereby the mounting is easily lifted and moved from one spot toanother.

A further feature comprises providing a mounting with such a portion inthe immediate vicinity of the cradle portion thereof.

Still another feature comprises providing a mounting with such a portionat the rear of and under the cradle portion of the mounting.

A further feature comprises providing a hand telephone mounting withafingers-recess defining portion that is removable from the mounting andis readily attached to or associated there- 26 with.

Other and further features will be evident from the detailed descriptionwhich follows hereinafter. In accordance with this invention, a mountingfor a telephone hand-set comprises a cradle por- 80 tion to receive thehand-set, and a supporting portion for the cradle. The supportingportion comprises, preferably, a pedestal portion and a base portion. Arecess, preferably elongated and rectangular in shape is provided in thesupport-- 35 ing portion, more particularly, in the pedestal portion, atthe rear of and under the cradle portion of the mounting. The recess,which is adapted to receive the fingers .of the hand, is locatedimmediately below the seat portion of 40 the cradle portion, itsuppermost defining surface being provided by the cradle seat portion.

A more complete understanding of this invention will be obtained fromthe detailed description which follows, taken in conjunction with theappended drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a mounting for a hand telephoneembodying this invention; so Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of thedevice of Fig.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device 01 Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview of the device of Fisll Fig. 5 is a sectional view'at an enlargedscale tion;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a mounting for a hand telephone embodying amodification of the invention;

Fig. 10 is a rear elevational view of the device 15 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view at an enlarged scale of the device of Fig. 9taken along the line H-il thereof;

Fig. 12 is an exploded view in perspective of a 20 fragment of thedevice of Fig. 9;

, Fig. 13 is a sectional view of a fragment of a mounting for a handtelephone, showing another modification of this invention;

Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the device of Fig. 13 taken along theline "-44 thereof;

Fig. 15 is a sectional view of a fragment of a mounting for. a handtelephone, showing still another modification of the invention;

Fig. 16 is a sectional view of a fragment of a mounting for a handtelephone, showing still another modification;

Fig. 1'? is a rear view of a fragment of a mounting constituting amodification of the device of Figs. 1-8; and

Fig. 18 is a. sectional view of the mounting of Fig. 17 taken along theline iii-l8 thereof.

The device of Figs. 1 to 8 comprises a support or desk mounting 20 for ahand telephone (not shown) comprising a. base portion 2i, a pedestalportion 22, and a cradle portion 23. The pedestal portion comprises afront. upwardly and inwardly sloping wall 24, a rear, upwardly andinwardly sloping wall 25, and substantially parallel, verticallyupwardly extending walls 26 terminating in the cradle portion which isprovided with two pairs of spaced tines 21, a cylindrical plunger member28 being positioned mid-way between each pair of tines and extendinginto the hollow interior 28 of the mounting.

' The pedestal portion contains a recess .30, adapted to receive thefinger or fingers of the hand, in the rear wall 25 under the cradleportion. It is defined by the cradle portion 3| and a detachable,insertable plate member 49. The 56 member 49 comprises an intermediateplanan portion 52, end flange portions 55 and lug portions 54, supportsthe switch-spring assembly 55 for the mounting, is insertable throughthe base portion of the mounting, and is held in place by screws 55 thatextend through the apertures 51 in the lugs 54 and thread into themounting. The portion II is provided with a ridge portion 55 to insure agood purchase for the fingers, the flange portions of the member 45being provided with correspondingly shaped grooves 25. As shown in Figs.17 and 18, the portion 3| may be provided witha central, depending lipor extension l5,assisting in the positioning of the fingers along theundersurface of the portion 21 whereby the lifting force will be moreuniformly distributed.

The mounting houses the switch-spring assembly and plunger membersassociated therewith, and a base plate 40 secured to the mountingbyscrews 4|, provided with slip-over pads or members 42 of resilientmaterial, and supporting the telephone instrumentalities ordinarilyassociated with the subscribers substation, such as a ringer 43, acondenser 44, an induction coil 45, and a terminal block 46. The frontwall 24 contains an aperture 41 to receive a calling dial (not shown) oran apparatus blank 48.

- A mounting provided with a fingers-recess as described is easily andquickly lifted and moved from one place to another. A positive anddefinite grip on the structure is insured, obviating the possibilitythat the mounting, if otherwise grasped by the hand, will slip, andenabling the mounting to be supported easily regardless of the locationof the gravitational center. The use, furthermore, of one hand only isrequired.

' Figs. 9 to 12 disclose a modification of the invention. The recess 30is defined by a wall portion 50 constituting an inwardly extendinghori-- zontal continuation of the rear wall 25, and a detachablesubstantially L-shaped member 51 insertable from the top of the mountingbetween the tines thereof and secured to the mounting by screws 52. Theswitch-spring assembly 25 is secured to the inner surface of the wallportion 50 by a screw 53.

Figs. 13 and 14 disclose another modification. The recess 30 is definedby a detachable substantially U-shaped member 54, insertable through thebase portion of the mounting. A switchspring assembly (not shown) may besupported on the undersurface of portion 55. Upward movement of themember 54 is limited by the shoulder portions 55, 51.

In the mounting of Fig. 15, the recess 3|! is provided by U-shapedmember 58 insertable between the tines and from the top of the mountingand held in position by screws 59, 50. One leg portion SI of member 58is elongated so as to form a closure for a depression or recess 62 inthe mounting, the recess 52 being adapted to receive a switchspringassembly (not shown) or other apparatus.

21, supported on the shoulder portion 55 of the mounting, and securedthereto by screws '55 threading into bushings In in the member 51, whichlike the rest of the mounting may be of molded insulating material.

While this invention has been disclosed in the reference to severalspecific embodiments there-- of, it is to be understood that it iscapable of other modifications, and is to be considered as, limited,therefore, by the appended claims only.

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting for a hand telephone, comprising a base portion, apedestal portion, and a.

cradle portion, said pedestal containing a recess for the fingers of thehand for lifting and carrying the mounting from place to place, saidrecess being defined by a portion of said pedestal portion and astationary member inside of and attachable to said pedestal portion.

2. A mounting for a hand telephone, comprising a cradle portion having acradle seat portion,

a supporting portion having an open base portion,

and a member insertable through the base of said supporting portion andconstituting a portion of said cradle seat portion, said insertablemember defining with said supporting portion a fingersreceiving recessextending inwardly from the rear of said supporting portion.

3. A mounting for a hand telephone comprising a base portion, a pedestalportion defined tions, one of said wall portions ,containing afingers-receiving recess under said cradle portion and defined byspaced, substantially horizontal, stationary wall portions, andextending partially toward the other wall portion, whereby said mountingis liftable and readily carried on the fingers from one place toanother.

5. A mounting for a hand telephone comprising a base portion, a pedestalportion, anda cradle portion to receive the hand telephone andcomprising two pairs of spaced tines, said pedestal portion comprisingan upwardly and inwardly extending front surface having a substantiallyhorizontally rearwardly projecting extension between said pair of spacedtines, and an upwardly extending rear surface having a substantiallyhorizontal wall portion extending oppositely to and beneath therearwardly projecting extension and spaced therefrom to define a recessto receive the fingers of the hand whereby the mounting may be liftedupon insertion of the fingers and carried from one place to another.

JOHN J. KUHN. GEORGE R. LUM.

